In April 2024, India's new car sales increased by 1.7% year-on-year. It's not a big increase, but it's record-breaking. Last month was the best April for new car sales in India. Sales of nearly 340,000 units reached 337,070 units. On a year-on-year basis, the wholesale volume increased by nearly 1%. In the first four months of 2024, sales exceeded 1.47 million units, reaching 1,472,100 units. A year-on-year increase of 9.3%, an increase of nearly 1%.
MG fell 1.5% year-on-year, failing to keep up with the industry average. With sales of 4,485 units, it ranked seventh. The ranking has risen by 1 notch from March.
The top four brands are the same as March. Suzuki and Hyundai are still in first and second place. However, the growth of these two brands has not been as average as it is average. Suzuki remains the leader in the new car market in India. Year-on-year growth of 0.5%, sales volume was flat compared to the same period last year. It is the smallest growth among the four main brands. Sales exceeded 137,000 units to 137,952 units. The market share fell to 40.9%.
Hyundai, which ranked second, also failed to reach the average growth. The year-on-year increase was 1.0%, with sales of 50,201 units in the early 50,000s.
The two local brands, Tata and Mahindra, still occupy the third and fourth positions. They all increased above average. Tata Motors increased by 1.9% year-on-year to 47,885 units. Mahindra grew even more violently, with a year-on-year increase of 18.2%, an increase of nearly 2%. 41,008 units were sold. Only two brands saw double-digit growth in April, and Mahindra was one of them.
Toyota is growing more aggressively. The year-on-year increase reached 32%, an increase of nearly one-third. Sales reached 18,700 units, ranking sixth. However, Toyota's ranking fell by one position from March. Although Kia fell 14% year-on-year, it still ranked fifth with 19,968 units sold. The ranking has climbed one notch from March.
In terms of models, the Tata Punch has once again achieved a breakthrough. Sales reached 19,158 units, breaking its monthly sales record. Moreover, I won all the models and stood in the championship position. A year-on-year increase of 75.2%, an increase of more than 70%. However, Tata's other model, the Nexon SUV, fell out of the top 10 list. With sales of 11,168 units, it fell one notch to 11th place. It fell by 25.6% year-on-year, a decline of more than a quarter.
The Suzuki Wagon R fell 14.5% year-on-year. However, it still maintained its second place with 17,850 units sold. Suzuki Vitara Brezza sales also hit an all-time high. With sales of 17,113 units, it ranked third. The Suzuki Baleno, ranked eighth, was another model in the top 10 to record a decline. It decreased by 13.2% year-on-year, with sales of 14,049 units. The ranking is down 2 notches from March.
Hyundai's Creta SUV fell in the rankings. With sales of 15,447 units, it ranked fifth. The ranking is down 3 notches from March. This represents a year-on-year increase of 8.9%.
Mahindra SUV Scorpio continues to perform well. With sales of 14,807 units, the ranking rose one level from March and ranked sixth. A year-on-year increase of 54%, an increase of more than 50%.